National Geographic - Lindblad Expeditions
Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska
17-night the Arctic expedition · 2 departures · from $63,500 per guest
- 17 nightsDuration
- National Geographic ResolutionShip
- Anchorage, Alaska to ReykjavíkRoute
- Jul 29, 2027Next sailing
Upcoming departures
| Sails | Ship | Nights | From (per guest) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2027 | National Geographic Resolution | 17 | $63,500 | Cabins & fares |
| Jul 28, 2028 | National Geographic Resolution | 17 | $63,500 | Cabins & fares |
Day by day
As planned for the Jul 29, 2027 departure; other departures may differ.
Day 1Pre-Cruise Night
Day 2Anchorage, Alaska
Arrive in Anchorage this afternoon and enjoy exploring the quaint city streets at your leisure. Check in with our hospitality desk this afternoon, making your last arrangements before our charter flight the following day.
Day 3Anchorage, Alaska
Arrive by chartered aircraft in the remote city of Nome, Alaska, on the coast of the Bering Sea. Explore the town prior to embarking National Geographic Resolution. Settle into your cabin and enjoy lunch and dinner on board.
Day 3Nome, Alaska
Day 4Day at Sea
Day 5Day at Sea
Day 6Day at Sea
Day 7Herschel Island, Yukon
Once a thriving whaling village off the coast of the Yukon Territory, Herschel Island is now classified as a Natural Environmental Park. The island protects the wildlife alongside the heritage of the Inuvialuit people and the whaling industry. As you wander through Herschel's historic dwellings, keep an eye out for the wildlife residents, which include bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes. The area is also home to the largest colony of black guillemots in the Western Arctic.
Day 8Day at Sea
Day 9Exploring the Northwest Passage
National Geographic Resolution, purpose-built to ply polar waters, navigates the Northwest Passage following nature's path—dependent on ice and weather conditions. Taking cues from nature, follow wildlife, stop for hikes on the tundra or drop anchor in a beautiful fjord or an icy bay to explore and kayak beneath massive ice sculptures and soaring cliffs.
Cross the top of the Northwest Territory of Canada to search for polar bear, ringed seals, arctic foxes, musk oxen and walruses. Along the way, explore ice-studded channels and glacier-carved islands that stretch for hundreds of miles—a stunning display of raw geology. Sail past the northernmost part of mainland North America through the Bellot Strait, one of the narrowest and most infamous straits of the passage. Visit Devon Island and take a walk with your ship's archaeologist to learn about the Thule people—ancestors of the modern Inuit—that once inhabited this region.
History and culture are also on the itinerary. Learn about the Inuit peoples who have hunted and fished here for thousands of years, and hear heroic stories of the early explorers: Roald Amundsen, John Ross, William Edward Parry and James Clark Ross, among others.
Day 10Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 11Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 12Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 13Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 14Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 15Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 16Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 17Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 18Exploring the Northwest Passage
Day 19Baffin Island, Nunavut
Explore some of the beautiful bays and inlets along Baffin Island's Lancaster Sound, a favorite Inuit hunting and fishing location for hundreds of years. Carved by Ice Age glaciers, Lancaster Sound is also the eastern gateway to the Arctic Archipelago, where European explorers like William Baffin first ventured in the 17th century to search for the Northwest Passage. Your days here are spent searching for ringed seals, arctic foxes, walruses and polar bears, as well as beluga and bowhead whales.
Day 20Baffin Island, Nunavut
Day 21Baffin Island, Nunavut
Day 22Disko Bay
Sail into Qeqertarsuup Tunua, also known as Disko Bay, where you'll be welcomed by floating icebergs calved off the world's most active glacier, Sermeq Kujalleq. Enjoy an extraordinary cruise aboard local boats among towering icebergs of the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Ilulissat Icefjord. Visit the town of Ilulissat and hike into the Sermermiut Valley, once an Inuit settlement and now the home to a peaceful boardwalk overlooking the Icefjord.
Day 23Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
Cruise the length of Kangerlussuaq Fjord en route to Sisimiut. Dozens of deep fjords carve into Greenland’s west coast, many with glaciers fed by the ice cap that covers 80 percent of the country. At Sisimiut, a former whaling port, enjoy your choice of guided walks through the sights and sounds of the village, including Dog Town or Sallinnguit, a small island with centuries of history from Inuit culture through colonization and current day industry. In your free time, enjoy a local food tasting, visit the open-air museum or explore the local artisan workshops.
Day 24Nuuk (Godthaab)
Disembark in Nuuk and join the recommended group flight to Keflavík; transfers to the nearby hotel and luggage assistance will be provided. Upon arrival, enjoy an included dinner and overnight.
Day 24Reykjavík
Day 25Reykjavík
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flights home.
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